HLnovel Chapter 176 Suspecting Someone Has Made Tampering
Chapter 176 Suspecting Someone Has Made Tampering
Even when Tang Mumu walked up to Fan Yan, he didn't raise his head, and it seemed as if he didn't even notice someone coming. Tang Mumu looked at him for a long time, suddenly squatted down, reached in from outside the iron cage, and pulled his hair back for him, revealing a face that was obviously frightened.
The man who used to have a pine-like figure, great martial arts skills, and was the prince's attendant with a bright future, now looked like a frightened and helpless child. In an instant, Tang Mumu felt her throat tighten, and she was blocked by a huge foreign object, unable to make a sound.
Fan Yan looked up at her cautiously, and Tang Mumu smiled at him, but soon he lowered his head again and dared not look at her. The curve of Tang Mumu's mouth froze, but she had no time to be sad, and soon found her voice again.
"Fan Yan." Tang Mumu called softly. Fan Yan still didn't respond, so she continued: "Do you remember what happened today? Why did you do this? Did someone threaten you to frame His Highness?"
When questioning him, Tang Mumu had already checked him thoroughly and found no signs of being poisoned. He just suddenly became like this.
"Do you still know who I am?"
After a while, Fan Yan looked up at her, shrank back and shook his head, then quickly lowered his head again, not daring to look at anyone, as if he was even afraid to see the light.
Tang Mumu's eyes were dim and she pursed her lips tightly. Given the current situation, she couldn't ask any questions.
Tang Mumu wanted to ask something else, but the guards came over and drove her away. After hesitating for a moment, Tang Mumu stood up and walked towards Song Jinyu and the others.
"How is it?" Song Jinyu and Ji Chu spoke at the same time.
Tang Mumu shook her head. "I can't get anything out of him. He can't even recognize who I am. Fan Yan will never betray Your Highness. I suspect someone has done something to him, but I can't see anything."
"I guess His Majesty will leave for the palace today. Not only will you not be able to see Fanyan, you may not even be able to see Ayan. I think Ayan is in great danger this time... unless the person who did something to Fanyan comes forward and explains everything to His Majesty."
Tang Mumu's face turned pale, and a name popped up in her mind in an instant. At this time, there was another person who wanted the emperor's life the most, Su Zijin, but she had the Word Spirit Gu planted by herself in her body, so it couldn't be her who did it.
"Let's go first and make plans after Father sets a time to return to the palace."
Tang Mumu calmed down at this moment, thinking about whether she could find a way to meet Rong Yan before returning to the palace.
Tang Mumu hurried back to the tent. Su Zijin was no longer behind the curtain. Tang Mumu's legs went weak and he sat down on the bed. His mind was in a mess. Coincidentally, Linlang lifted the curtain and walked in quickly.
"Mumu, the emperor has ordered that Fan Yan be torn into pieces immediately. The executioner has already gone. Lord Song and Ah Chu have also gone. He will buy you some time. Let me come to find you quickly. At least we need to let you meet again. At least someone from Prince Rong's mansion should collect his body."
Seeing how distraught she was, Linlang had no time to comfort her and directly told her the news she had just heard. When Tang Mumu heard it, she stood up abruptly and her vision went dark. Linlang hurriedly supported her.
"Fan Yan and His Highness are still waiting for you to find a way to save them, you can't get into trouble now."
"Any news about His Highness?"
Tang Mumu forced herself to cheer up. Linlang was right. She couldn't let anything happen to her now. She had to protect everyone in Prince Rong's Mansion for Rong Yan before he came back.
"I met Rong Er and pestered him for a long time. Prince Rong should have been escorted back to the capital by Lord Chen. He didn't know Fan Yan was going to be executed. They all begged for mercy, but the emperor didn't listen to anyone. It seems that Prince Shun is not in a good condition at the moment. Then the emperor was furious and ordered Fan Yan to be torn into pieces."
"Everyone must prepare to return to the palace tomorrow. The enclosure will be heavily guarded until the truth of the matter is uncovered."
"Let's go to the execution ground first."
Although she knew that Fan Yan was doomed to die, she did not expect that her father would not even leave him a complete body, but would rather be torn into pieces by five horses. She could not watch Fan Yan being sentenced to such a severe punishment and do nothing.
When they arrived at the execution site, Song Jinyu and his men were negotiating with the guards. When they saw Tang Mumu, they were like seeing a savior. Ji Chu quickly walked over and pulled Tang Mumu inside. Linlang hurriedly followed. The guards stepped forward to stop them, but were stopped by Song Jinyu.
"It's not like you are not allowed to carry out the execution. We are all human beings. We should at least give them a chance to say goodbye, right? Lord Xu, just give face to Prince Rong today. It will only take less than a cup of tea. If that doesn't work, just give face to General Song. The emperor only asked you to carry out the execution, but didn't say when to execute it. Just consider it as a convenience and a good deed."
Song Jinyu said with a grin, even the old captain Song had to move out, and in the end they had no choice but to do this.
Tang Mumu quickly ran to Fan Yan. He was still the same as before, perhaps not knowing that he was about to be executed and forced to die before he even woke up. He couldn't ask any more questions about what happened today. He glanced at the five horses standing outside, and then glanced at the long sword hanging on the waist of the guard beside Fan Yan. Tang Mumu's eyes narrowed and he had already made a decision in his heart.
The sword was unsheathed at an extremely fast speed, and pierced Fan Yan's heart even faster. No one expected things to develop like this. When they reacted, someone immediately went up to stop Tang Mumu, but the other party had already stabbed Fan Yan in the chest for the second time.
The gushing blood sprayed onto Tang Mumu's face, still warm, and her clothes were not spared either, with the originally red front becoming even darker.
Her face looked like it was burning in flames. The guards had already rushed to her side and were about to move Fan Yan who was lying on the ground, but were scared back by a look from Tang Mumu. No one knew that Princess Rong, who looked so weak, could be so terrifying.
Tang Mumu squatted down and felt Fan Yan's neck to make sure that he was dead, then he threw the long knife in his hand to the ground. Everyone was brought back to their senses by the sound, and the captain of the guards in charge of the execution immediately stepped forward with a grim expression.
"The emperor's order is to be torn into pieces by five horses. Is Princess Rong going against the emperor's order by doing this?"
"No matter what, the person is dead, and the final result is the same. Lord Xu, please be lenient and don't pursue this matter any further."
Song Jinyu cursed for several times before he stepped forward to block Tang Mumu, separating her from Xu Wei. He smiled and bowed, but the other party was not buying it.
"Sir Song, I am sorry to offend you. I cannot accept your courtesy. I will report the matter truthfully. I also ask Princess Rong to explain the truth to His Majesty."
Song Jinyu was about to speak when Tang Mumu pulled him away.
"Okay, Lord Xu, just go and report this to the Emperor. The man died in front of Lord Xu's eyes. If the Emperor blames me, Lord Xu and I will bear the responsibility together."
"Princess, are you threatening me?" Xu Wei's face was gloomy. He regretted very much that he had been soft-hearted and let them stop the execution.